They are comprised of the following intervals above their roots: There are five qualities of seventh chords that appear in diatonic music: major seventh, dominant seventh, minor seventh, diminished seventh (also called fully-diminished), and half-diminished seventh. The four members of a seventh chord are named as: the root, third, fifth, and seventh. Like with a triad, the pitches belonging to a seventh chord occupy adjacent positions (a four-pitch-class clump) on the circle of thirds.Īlso like a triad, we attribute names to each member of the chord.
We conclude our study of the fundamentals of music theory with one more type of chord - one that includes four notes sounded together.Ī Seventh Chord is a four-note chord whose pitches can be arranged as thirds. Complete a seventh chord with a given root and quality.
Identify the root and quality of a seventh chord by using a lead sheet symbol.Identify all seventh chords, including: major seventh, minor seventh, dominant seventh, diminished seventh, and half-diminished seventh.
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